This is the story of a magician and an elf girl.

"... Ivy... Qilia... are you all okay..."

"It's okay...it's just...spiritual power..."

"My magic power is exhausted... I can't move anymore..."

"Qilia..."

"Hey……"

Qilia lost consciousness for a moment and involuntarily loosened her hands and fell from the tree - fortunately, the tree elves came to her aid in time and nothing happened. It must be said that Qilia was forcing them too much. She knew very well that the two had already crossed the bottom line.

But if it weren't for their persistence, Leah wouldn't have been able to escape from the curse just now. This was a victory for the three of them...

"...Uh...wait...no way..."

...What's wrong...Ivy...what did you see..."

“…That…could it be…”

"..."

Seeing the despair in Ivy's expression, Leah slowly turned her head and looked in the direction her eyes were looking.

The hellhound that had been staring at them in the bushes at some point slowly stepped out of the darkness. Its eight-meter-tall body broke the branches and tender grass on the ground. Ivy, who felt oppressed just by looking at its bright red eyes, also discovered that there were several fluffy tails dangling from its back - that was a number that symbolized something beyond common sense.

"...No...No way...Three...Tails...This...This kind of thing...I've never...heard of it..."

"... Is this... the power that created the world... and violated the laws... Damn it..."

“Roar, gaga, gaga…”

The large hellhound, whose realm is obviously not in the same dimension as the elves, if it also has the same ability as the hellhound just now and more than three times the power, then let alone fighting or engaging in a battle, Leah, Ivy and Qilia will all die instantly the moment it launches an attack.

Leah had to close her eyes, as if she was sure of her own death. She recalled the moment when the hedgehog tiger put its claws on her head. The feeling of powerlessness and despair, the feeling of being unable to do anything but lower her head and take her last breath, was too profound.

There will no longer be... hope... The reason why I was able to be rescued at that time... was only because those two people arrived in time... I saved my life... But now... I haven't done anything for them... I will be gone first... Are you going to give up? Facing despair and powerlessness, you want the child to face the same crisis, the same pain, the same disaster. In the face of all this, if you don't change, who will stand up for them?

If they are certain of defeat before the battle begins, then wouldn't the dream they want to pursue be even more unrealistic and illusory, like the bubble of an empty dream?

fighting.

Go fight.

They had sworn to do it for the sake of that child, to change the cause and effect of everything. Even if no one could understand their long-cherished wish, no one could lend a helping hand to their relationship - everything should not end here.

"Ivy... step back... take Qilia away..."

"...Uh...Liya...Captain...you can't...you can't! You will die! It is definitely not on the same level as the hellhound just now! Fighting it without magic power and barriers! Isn't that just like committing suicide——"

"——I know! But even so... I will fight! To prevent that child from shedding those tears again! To prevent everyone in the tribe from suffering such a disaster again! I will fight! Because I am her predecessor! And teacher! The chief successor of the Elf Archer! What Doris couldn't do! I, Leah, will do for her!!"

"!"

With determination, Leah clenched the longbow in her hand and stood up again. She could not use any skills, but still wanted to challenge the large hellhound. That was not only reckless, but also ignorant and stupid to the extreme - but if she ran away here, the result would be the same as last time.

All along, she had been thinking - if she had been able to kill the hedgehog tiger in time, nothing would have happened.

It was because of my own weakness and my giving up of fighting that the situation gradually deteriorated to such an uncontrollable level.

To say that you feel no responsibility is only to deceive yourself.

Leah is a person who values ​​responsibility. She is very clear that for every event that happens, there must be inevitable responsibility and cause and effect. Especially those things that cannot be undone, which have left an indelible shadow in her heart.

"You are not fighting alone, Elf Leah."

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"You have a tolerant heart, a loving heart, and a healthy mind. The ideal you pursue is definitely not a wishful fantasy. We will provide you with the corresponding means and magic. Go and fight, go and change, and extend a kind hand to all these irreversible events. Your faith and trust will be responded to by us, the tree spirits."

"...Xiao Bi..."

"...Believe in yourself, you can do it."

“…Ah…I know.”

The tree spirits living in the dense forest began to gather on the top of the tree where Leah was, and entrusted her with spiritual power one by one. The emerald green magic particles surrounded her like translucent bubbles, and the spiritual bow that was no longer dazzling gradually regained its luster. Leah, whose magic veins were gradually filled with spiritual power, once again made the choice to fight - her determined eyes were illuminated by the light of spiritual power.

"Ivy, take Qilia and leave here first."

"But……"

"Go quickly, the other party doesn't seem to have that kind of patience - it's difficult to delay, but I will stop it no matter what."

"...Yes, I understand...Captain Leah...please come back alive."

"I will."

Ivy, who knew very well that she could no longer play a role here, left the battlefield with Qilia. As long as they returned to the sacred tree, they would be able to recover their magic power, but whether Qilia could hold on until then was naturally another matter.

"Rain of Guns."

"!?"

Leah, who released a super powerful skill right from the start, swept the area into a sudden rain and strong wind. The large hellhound reacted immediately and moved at a speed that was inconsistent with its body size. The huge spiritual arrows kept passing by it with oppressive force, and just passing by it had cut off several strands of its fur.

The hellhound had to re-estimate Leah's strength. It revealed its sharp eyes and ferocious gums, and aimed its mouth filled with heat and demonic power in Leah's direction: "Roar Gaga Gaga Gaga Gaga Gaga Gaga Gaga Gaga Gaga!!!"

"——Running like the wind."

“Bang, boom, boom!”

The moment the enchanting breath and the whirlwind of shining light collided, a shock wave accompanied by hot wind and ripples of magical power rushed past the two.

And before the impact could spread around, they had already pointed their weapons at each other after accumulating heat and magic power.

“Whoosh, bang, bang, bang! bang, bang, bang!”

The hot fireballs and whirlwind arrows flashed dazzling light in the beautiful jungle. Every collision attack would cause a large number of trees to suffer. The hellhounds trampling on them kept avoiding the attacks from Leah with agile movements. At the same time, Leah also used skilled and steady movements to accurately grasp the timing of attack and avoidance.

"Bang!"

At the moment when both sides' eyes were fixed on each other, another fierce conflict rang out with a trembling explosion.